![The new fire station will be built between the Starke County Fairgrounds and the Wayne Apartments in Hamlet.](https://i0.wp.com/wkvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Hamlet-Davis-Township-Volunteer-Fire-Department.jpg?resize=300%2C224&ssl=1)
Davis Township property owners who live outside the Hamlet town limits will see a property tax increase of about 14-cents per $100 of assessed valuation to pay for the new 9,300 square foot, $750,000 fire station. That’s an estimate provided by officials with accounting firm Umbaugh and Associates during Monday’s public hearing on the project. Continue reading